檢驗醫學部

Prior to the end of 2nd World War, our hospital did not have a department of laboratory medicine. All the lab tests were performed by clinicians then. Only few items were available, mostly within the scope of clinical microscopy. The laboratory was called "Bacteriology and Serology Room", performing lab tests for syphilis serology tests, and tests for infectious diseases including typhoid fever, two-week fever and shigella.
After the end of 2nd World War (1945), the laboratory services remained unchanged. Lab technicians were apprentices, and were trained by clinical doctors.
In March 1950, hospital director Dr Huo-Yao Wei began to centralize the laboratory. The name "Bacteriology and Serology Room" was changed to "Central Laboratory Room". It was located in the basement area of the current Internal Medicine OPD. It had 5 rooms, including: "director's room", "room for biochemistry and preparation", "serology room", "bacteriology room", and "autoclave room". The lab director was Dr. Wen-Jay Wang (an internist). Teaching staffs from Medical school also helped. For example, Dr Guo-Huan Lin helped running biochemistry, Dr Jao-Shung Yang helped running serology and bacteriology. The lab also added EKG and basic metabolic rate service.
In 1951, Dr Ruei-San Chen became the director. In 1952, the name of the lab was changed to Laboratory Diagnosis Room.
In 1953, our laboratory held the first training class of laboratory diagnostic technique. It was the beginning of medical technology education in our country. The class trained medical technicians for our own as well as other hospitals. Totally 18 classes were held before it finally ended in 1971.
In June 1954, Consultant Dr Davidsen (then Dean of Medical College, Duke University, USA) suggested that we increase the service items of our lab, and that we set up the department of medical technology in our medical school to educate more high-leveled medical technicians.
In August 1954, our lab became the Department of Laboratory Diagnosis, directed by Dr Ruei-San Chen. Lab location was changed to the 3rd floor of Western building 6th ward. A hematology lab was added to provide special tests for hematologic diseases, directed by Dr Jen-Huei Liu.
From December 1954 to November 1955, Dr Marable and Dr Graub (consultants of the American Aid) assisted our lab to obtain more equipments, improve techniques, set up the organization and teaching curriculum of our department and department of medical technology.
In August 1955, Professor Ruei-Low Sung became the director of our department. On February 20 1956, the Ministery of Education approved our request for the set-up of Department of Medical Technology. In Jyly 1956, an OPD lab was added to perform clinical microscopy items.
In August 1956, the Department of Laboratory Diagnosis and the Department of Medical Technology were officially established in our medical school, and were directed by Prof. Ruey-Low Sung. From then on our department began to have dual functions: to serve our hospital and patients, and to educate medical/medical technology students.
In August 1958, funded by the International Corporation Agency (ICA), the indoor structure and equipments of our department were improved. At this time Prof Sze-Piao Yang became the director.
In September 1959, a virology lab was established for research purpose.
In January 1960, funded by China Medical Board (CMB), a cardiopulmonary function lab was established. The virology lab started clinical service in August 1960.
In June 1960, 9 students graduated from the Department of Medical Technology. They are the first medical technologists with bachelor's degree in the Far East.
In April 1962, out hospital set up a new Department of Emergency Service, and a lab for the emergency service.
In October 1965, the blood bank was established. It is the first hospital blood bank in Taiwan.
In February 1968, a cytology lab was established. Our department then became a complete diagnostic laboratory that had a leading position among hospitals nationwide.
In August 1969, the construction of the first part of the Laboratory Building in the western wing of our hospital was completed. Our biochemistry lab was moved to the 5th floor, microbiology lab (including bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology and serology) to the 4th floor, cytology lab to the 3rd floor of the building. All the labs were more well equipped after moving to the new building. Professor SP Yang, our director at that time, later became the vice dean of our hospital in 1972, after leading our department and department of medical technology for 14 years.
In August 1972, Prof Jen-Huei Liu became the director of our department.
In January 1975, the construction of the second part of the Laboratory Building was completed. Hematology lab, physiology lab and clinical microscopy lab all moved into the new building.
In January 1976, the construction of the third part of the Laboratory Building was completed. Since then, all the service labs of our department, with the only exception of blood bank, were centralized in the new Laboratory Building. During the construction time and subsequent period, more new labs were added, including the Stat lab (October 1974), coagulation lab (March 1980), hemophilia center (July 1984), and bone marrow transplantation lab (July 1984).
In August 1978, Prof Kuo-Shin Lin became the director of our department. He had contributed greatly to modernizing the equipments of our department until May, 1984, when he was promoted to the director of our hospital.
In August 1984, Prof Min-Chien Wu became our department director. During his directorship, the Graduate school of medical technology which provided master program was established in 1987. Unfortunately he died of hepatoma on October 15 1988. Prof Ming-Ching Shen succeeded his director position.
In 1990, our department was approved to start residency program, enrolled the first resident of our department, and began the training program for Clinical Pathology Specialty.
In August 1991, the department of medical technology and its graduate school separated from our department. In the summer of 1992, the construction of the new Eastern Building of our hospital was completed. Our department, under the leadership of Prof Shen, moved to the new building in September.
On March 12 1993, a new department of general diagnosis and therapy was established in our hospital. Some of our services, including cardiac catheterization and pulmonary function tests, were shifted to the new department.
In July 1994, the name of our department was changed to Department of Laboratory Medicine. The English name was also changed from Department of Clinical Pathology to Department of Laboratory Medicine. In our medical college, the department name is also Department of Laboratory Medicine.
In August 1994, Prof Kwen-Tay Luh became the director of our department of the hospital and of medical college.
In September 1995, our department was divided into 8 sections: section of biochemistry, hematology, seroimmunology, virology, bacteriology, stat lab, general microscopy, and blood bank. Each section had a section chief.
In 1999 a specialized hematology lab was established (under section of hematology).
In August 2000, Prof Keh-Sung Tsai became the director of our department of hospital and medical college. Prof Jao-Tsuen Kao became vice director. Some sections began to be led by technicians who were not teaching staffs of the department of medical technology.
In November 2000, the original Arm 837 hospital became a branch of our hospital, named Gong-Guan branch. Our department established a Gong-Guan Department of Laboratory Medicine, directed by Prof Jao-Tsuen Kao.
In March 2003, the Virology section of our department isolated and identified the first virus strain causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan.
In 2004, our department began to build a bio-safety level 3 (BSL3) laboratory, which was completed and used in 2005.
In August 2005, a new section of quality control was established.
In August 2006, Prof Fu-Tien Chiang became the director of our department of the hospital and medical college. Vice directors were Siu-Mei Mo Lee (the first medical technician to become vice director) and Associate Prof Chuan-Liang Kao (associate professor of the department of medical technology).
In July 2007, a new department of molecular diagnosis was established.
In 2008, our hospital decided to change Gong-Guan branch to a cancer center, demolished the old building and started to build a new complex. The Gong-Guan Department of Laboratory Medicine was later closed in 2009.
In 2008, the Children's Hospital was completed. Our department established a new Number 2 adult phlebotomy station, and pediatric phlebotomy station, and a Children's hospital blood bank in the building.
On Dec 1 2010, our department started to run two administrative systems. The doctors were led by Director Fu-Tien Chiang. The medical technicians were led by vice director Mo siu-mei Lee. Previous sections were rearranged into new sections, including: section of stat lab, biochemistry, hematology, molecular biology, immunology & quality control, virology, bacteriology, clinical microscopy & cytology, phlebotomy & EKG, blood bank & transplantation medicine.
In February 2010, our laboratory passed the accreditation process held by Taiwan Accreditation Foundation (TAF ISO15189), and successfully received the official approval in June.
In 2011 our department began the automation transformation construction of the main lab in the 3F of the East building. During the construction, section of biochemistry, hematology, molecular diagnosis, immunology & quality control moved to the B1 of our Pediatric Building. Section of virology and bacteriology moved to the 9 East region of our Western building. Section of stat lab and cytology moved to the neighboring region of our previous lab.
In March 2012, the construction of our automation lab was completed, and our department moved back to our original place.
In August 2012, Prof Li-Na Lee became the director of our department of the hospital and medical college.Vice directors were Ms. Mo siu-mei Lee and Associate professor Ya-Chien Yang.
In December 2012 the phlebotomy station started the automation system construction, which was completed in March 2013. The automation system includes automatic tube preparation and automatic check-in system.
In June 2013 our laboratory passed the TAF ISO15189 extension accreditation.
On December 5 and 6, 2013, our laboratory successfully passed the accreditation process held by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The accreditation team was led by Dr Anthony N Hui (general, microscopy and cytology checklist), and included Dr Bruce Zangwill (transfusion and phlebotomy checklist), Dr Guang Fan (hematology and flow cytometry checklist), Dr Eun-Suk Kang (immunology, molecular diagnostics, histocompatibility checklist), Dr Pang Li (chemistry, immunology checklist), Ms Houfang Wang (microbiology checklist).
On January 1 2014, National Taiwan University Hospital(NTUH) Yun-Lin Branch started Hospital Information System(HIS) and Laboratory Information System(LIS) which are identical to the systems used in NTUH. On September 1, Our hospital launched a new blood bank information system. On November 1, NTUH Hsin-Chu Branch started HIS,LIS and new blood bank information system which are identical to our systems.
On May 1 2015, NTUH Chu-Tung Branch started HIS,LIS and new blood bank information system which are identical to our systems.
In November 2015, our laboratory passed the second College of American Pathologists (CAP) extension accreditation.
In February 2017, Prof Wen-Chien Chou became the director of our department of the hospital and medical college.Vice directors were Ms. Mo siu-mei Lee and Professor Ya-Chien Yang.
To reflect the changes of work contents, we changed the names of several divisions in our department, effective on April 20, 2017: Division of Biochemistry to Division of Biochemistry and Immunology; Division of Bacteriology to Division of Bacteriology and Mycology; Molecule, Immunology, and Quality Assurance to Division of Quality Assurance. In addition, we add a new division: Division of Specimen Management. The original Stat Lab was abolished; the jobs of this division were allocated to Division of Biochemistry to Division of Biochemistry and Immunology, Division of Hematology, and Division of Microscopy and Cytology.

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